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Review: 'The Avengers' is a Friday Night SmackDown
CNNA celebration of specialness, Joss Whedon's slick blockbuster "The Avengers" presents what may be the ultimate team: half a dozen Marvel Comics superheroes for the price of one. You don't need me to tell you it's the culmination of a five-year plan...Tags: Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Entertainment, Chris Hemsworth, Movies
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Have you ever heard of WASPs?
KIAHNo...We are not talking about White Anglo Saxon Protestants or the 1980’s Heavy Metal Band. We are talking about the brave women who served this country during World War II. The WASP program, or Women Airforce Service Pilots, was the first women...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Military Equipment, Air Transportation Industry
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Reno Air Show Crash Hits Home
KIAHOne of the victims killed in the deadly Reno Air Show crash was a volunteer for Wings Over Houston. The organization says Craig Salerno was an “avid pilot” and “long-time volunteer of the airshow.” The deadly crash of the World...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Reno Air Incorporated
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Take To The Air
KIAHThe Reno airshow tragedy is still fresh on our minds, but the 27th annual Wings Over Houston will go on. Organizers say it will feature World War II air battle re-enactments, military planes, the Canadian snowbirds jet demo team and a lot of other...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Einstein's Warning of Jewish Persecution Is Up For Sale
A letter from Albert Einstein warning of the persecution of Jews in Germany on the eve of World War II is up for auction in California, with the sale ending Tuesday evening Pacific time.
The physicist writes of the importance of "rescuing our...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Adolf Hitler, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Albert Einstein, Manhattan (New York City)
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HISD Joins Other Districts In Lawsuit Against State
KIAHRick Perry might want to take a break from the campaign trail, because things on the home front are getting dicey. HISD voted to join 200 other Texas school districts in a battle that is sure to ugly. HISD, the largest district in the state, will be...Tags: Texas Legislature, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rick Perry
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Why computer voices are mostly female
CNNTo most owners of the new iPhone, the voice-activated feature called Siri is more than a virtual "assistant" who can help schedule appointments, find a good nearby pizza or tell you if it's going to rain. She's also a she. Siri answers questions in a...Tags: Stanley Kubrick, New Products, Entertainment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Apple iPhone
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Postcard from China students thank WWII vets
KIAHTalk about a blast from the past. 88-year-old World War II veteran, Ed Denzler, was checking his mailbox at his home in Pearland for coupons and bills when he stumbled across a postcard from China that read, “It takes a strong man to save himself,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts, China
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Oslo Mourns
It's a day of mourning in Norway.
Citizens are still in shock over the tragic deaths of 93 people killed in a shooting spree and car bombing Saturday. Hundreds of mourners attended a memorial service in an Oslo cathedral this morning.
The suspect,...Tags: Norway, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Nobel Prize Awards, Oslo (Norway), Politics
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A Soldier's Story
KIAHA group of brave soldiers volunteer to jump out of planes into a foreign land to fight an evil Nazi regime. Sounds like the premise of a good movie, but for Houston resident Robert Rust, it's the story of his life. "My father was in WWI, his two brothers...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Georgia, France
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Holocaust Museum Houston Working to Update Registry for 15th Anniversary
KIAHHolocaust Museum Houston is completing an update of its registry of Holocaust survivors who made their lives in the Houston area after World War II. Now the museum is seeking information on those who may have live in Houston at one time. More than 1,...Tags: Houston, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Massacres, Texas, Human Interest
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War Veterans Host Pearl Harbor Ceremony
KIAHAs we approach the 69th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, one World War II veteran expressed concerns about another attack similar to Pearl Harbor or Sept. 11, 2001. The memories of Dec. 7, 1941 are still fresh with billions of Americans to this day. 39...Tags: Radio, Entertainment, Japan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)
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